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Sir John Young Stewart OBE (born 11 June 1939) is a British former Formula One racing driver from Scotland. Nicknamed the "Flying Scot", he competed in Formula One between 1965 and 1973, winning three World Drivers' Championships and twice finishing as runner-up over those nine seasons.
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Drivers / Hall of Fame. Jackie Stewart. His outstanding track record still ranks him among the most successful champions, yet in terms of personally influencing the way Formula 1 racing developed Jackie Stewart stands alone. His one-man safety crusade made the sport much safer. His excellent communication skills helped make it more popular.
- Put Down Gun to Get Behind Wheel
- Survived Near-Fatal Crash A Champion
- Related Biography: Driver Jim Clark
- Went Out on Top
- Retirement Was A Relative Term
- Where Is He Now?
- Further Information
Stewart was born June 11, 1939 in Dumbartonshire, Scotland. He began competitive shooting at age fourteen, and discovered something he was very good at. After frustrating experiences in school, he quit at age fifteen to work at Dumbuck's, his family's garage, and apprentice as a mechanic. It was not until later that he was diagnosed with dyslexia, ...
Stewart placed in the top six spots, earning championship points in his first six Grand Prix races. He qualified in pole position for a nonchampionship race at Goodwood, and beat World Champion John Surtees into second place in the International Silverstone Trophy race. He beat teammate Graham Hill to the finish line at the 1965 Italian Grand Prix ...
Fellow Scot Jim Clark was the greatest racing driver on the track when Jackie Stewart entered F1. Competition between the legend and the rookie promised to develop into a rich rivalry, but Clark died before Stewart had fully hit his stride. Born March 4, 1936 in Kilmany, Scotland, Clark, like Stewart, went into racing against his parents' wishes. H...
After a lackluster 1967 season with BRM, Stewart had outgrown the fading team, and signed on to drive once again for Ken Tyrell, who was heading up a new F1 team. The German Grand Prix at Nurburgring may be Stewart's greatest race, according to Formula OneArt & Genius online. He drove the fourteen-mile, 187-corner track in torrential rain and with ...
He had managed to beat the odds in auto racing and had come out on top, but Stewart also was "just plain bored, burned out, restless," Duncan Christy wrote in Forbes. "Where was I going?" he recalled asking himself. "What else was there to do? It was the same old ground. I could have stayed on as a racing car driver. I mean, Mario [Andretti] is the...
Stewart founded a shooting school at Scotland's prestigious Gleneagle Hotel in the early 1980s. Nearly thirty years after joining forces with Ford, he signed on in February 2002 for another three years in research and development with the American auto company. He has served since 1995 as president of the Scottish Dyslexia Trust. He has also been o...
Books
Henry, Alan. Grand Prix Champions: From Jackie Stewart to Michael Schumacher.Osceola, WI: Motorbooks International, 1995.
Periodicals
Bechtel, Mark. "Catching up with … Jackie Stewart, Auto racer September 6, 1971." Sports Illustrated(February 25, 2002): 19. Bronson, Gail. "As stars hawk their hidden talents—some have more than a famous face and name to sell." U.S. News & World Report(February 17, 1986): 44. Christy, Duncan. "Jackie Stewart aims to please." Forbes(May 10, 1993): 118. "The art of pit-stop management." Economist(August 10, 1996): 52.
Other
"Grand Prix drivers: Jackie Stewart." GrandPrix.com. http://www.grandprix.com(October 30, 2002). "Grand Prix drivers: Jim Clark." GrandPrix.com. http://www.grandprix.com(October 30, 2002). "Jackie Stewart." Formula One Art & Genius. http://f1-grandprix.com(October 30, 2002). "Jackie Stewart." Formula One Database. http://f1db.com (October 30, 2002). "Jackie Stewart." Grand Prix Hall of Fame. http://www.ddavid.com/formula1(October 30, 2002). "Jimmy Clark." Grand Prix Hall of Fame. http://www.d...
Jun 11, 2019 · The Legend – and F1 Hall of Famer. His outstanding track record still ranks him among the most successful champions, yet in terms of personally influencing the way Formula 1 racing developed, Jackie Stewart stands alone. His one-man safety crusade made the sport much safer.
Sep 18, 2012 · A profile of Jackie Stewart, one of the most influential and successful F1 drivers of all time. Learn about his achievements, his safety campaign, his retirement and his career after racing.
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Sir John Young "Jackie" Stewart OBE [1] (born 11 June 1939 in Milton, West Dunbartonshire) is a Scottish retired racing driver and team owner. He competed in Formula One between 1965 and 1973, winning three World Drivers' Championships . Complete Formula One results.
Apr 5, 2023 · Our guest on this week’s edition of our Beyond The Grid podcast is nothing less than one of the greatest drivers in the history of Formula 1. Sir Jackie Stewart became world champion in 1969, 1971 and 1973.